Southeastern Regional Transit Authority
SRTA route 9X bus at the Fall River bus terminal in 2020
Founded1974
Headquarters700 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Service areaBristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes25
Stations2 (Bus terminals)
FleetGillig Standard Low Floor (29', 35' and 40'), Ford Paratransit Vans (E-350), Dodge Paratransit Vans
Annual ridership2,236,844 (Year End Total as of Fiscal Year 2020)
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Gasoline
Chief executiveErik B. Rousseau
Websitewww.srtabus.com

Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a public transport authority in Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.[1] Fixed-route bus services are offered to serve the cities of Fall River and New Bedford.[1]

Funding sources

SRTA gets funding from a number of sources, including federal, state, local and farebox revenue. As of Fiscal Year 2019, the majority of SRTA's funding came from the federal government, after that being state, local and farebox revenue. [2]

Routes

SRTA operates 22 bus routes: ten Fall River local routes, ten New Bedford local routes, and two regional routes. After a route renumbering that took place on August 28, 2023, Fall River local routes are numbered in the 100s and New Bedford local routes in the 200s.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us – SRTA". www.srtabus.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. ^ "SRTA Comprehensive Regional Transit Plan Update 2020" (PDF). www.srtabus.com. 2021-05-05. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Updated Route Schedules – Effective Monday, August 28, 2023". Southeastern Regional Transit Authority. August 28, 2023.

External links

Media related to Southeastern Regional Transit Authority at Wikimedia Commons Southeastern Regional Transit Authority.

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